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Should the health community promote smokeless tobacco (snus) as a harm reduction measure?

by Gartner, Coral E Hall, Wayne D Chapman, Simon Freeman, Becky Published in PLoS medicine (01.07.2007)

“...The tobacco control community is divided on whether or not to inform the public that using oral, smokeless tobacco (Swedish snus) is less hazardous to health...”

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In the Era of Systematic Reviews, Does the Size of an Individual Trial Still Matter?

by Guyatt, Gordon H Mills, Edward J Elbourne, Diana Published in PLoS medicine (03.01.2008)

“...Systematic reviews that combine high-quality evidence from several trials are now widely considered to be at the top of the hierarchy of clinical evidence...”

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Abandoning Presumptive Antimalarial Treatment for Febrile Children Aged Less Than Five Years—A Case of Running Before We Can Walk?

by English, Mike Reyburn, Hugh Goodman, Catherine Snow, Robert W Published in PLoS medicine (06.01.2009)

“...Current guidelines recommend that all fever episodes in African children be treated presumptively with antimalarial drugs. But declining malarial transmission...”

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What are the roles and responsibilities of the media in disseminating health information?

by Schwitzer, Gary Mudur, Ganapati Henry, David Wilson, Amanda Goozner, Merrill Simbra, Maria Sweet, Melissa Baverstock, Katherine A Published in PLoS medicine (26.07.2005)

“... The controversy surrounding these stories prompted the PLoS Medicine editors to ask health journalists, and others with an interest in media reporting of health, to share their views on the roles...”

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Was the “ABC” approach (abstinence, being faithful, using condoms) responsible for Uganda’s decline in HIV?

by Murphy, Elaine M Greene, Margaret E Mihailovic, Alexandra Olupot-Olupot, Peter Published in PLoS medicine (01.09.2006)

“...Uganda is one of the few African countries where rates of HIV infection have fallen, from about 15 percent in the early 1990s to about five percent in 2001. At...”

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What Are the Public Health Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising?

by Almasi, Elizabeth A Stafford, Randall S Kravitz, Richard L Mansfield, Peter R Published in PLoS medicine (01.03.2006)

“...Only two industrialized countries, the United States and New Zealand, allow direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription medicines, although New...”

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What Is the Best Approach to Reducing Birth Defects Associated with Isotretinoin?

by Abroms, Lorien Maibach, Edward Lyon-Daniel, Katherine Feldman, Steven R Published in PLoS medicine (01.11.2006)

“...Isotretinoin is an effective treatment for severe acne, a condition which can be physically, emotionally, and socially disabling. Because the drug is...”

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Should Health Professionals Screen All Women for Domestic Violence?

by Taket, Ann Wathen, C Nadine Macmillan, Harriet Published in PLoS medicine (01.10.2004)

“...The US and Canadian task forces on preventive health recently declared that there is not enough evidence to recommend for or against routine universal...”

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What Is the Best Approach to Treating Schizophrenia in Developing Countries?

by Patel, Vikram Farooq, Saeed Thara, R Published in PLoS medicine (01.06.2007)

“...Schizophrenia affects an estimated 25 million people in low- and middle-income countries, with an average lifetime risk of about 1%. The illness is associated...”

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Can Routine Commercial Cord Blood Banking Be Scientifically and Ethically Justified?

by Fisk, Nicholas M Roberts, Irene A G Markwald, Roger Mironov, Vladimir Published in PLoS medicine (01.02.2005)

“...Umbilical cord blood--the blood that remains in the placenta after birth--can be collected and stored frozen for years. A well-accepted use of cord blood is as...”

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Should informed consent for cancer treatment include a discussion about hospital outcome disparities?

by Housri, Nadine Weil, Robert J Shalowitz, David I Koniaris, Leonidas G Published in PLoS medicine (21.10.2008)

“...Several studies have found disparities in the outcome of medical procedures across different hospitals--better outcomes have been associated with higher...”

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Is it ethical for patients with renal disease to purchase kidneys from the world’s poor

by Bakdash, Tarif Scheper-Hughes, Nancy Published in PLoS medicine (01.10.2006)

“...In many countries, the number of patients waiting for a kidney transplant is increasing. But there is a widespread and serious shortage of kidneys for...”

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Is it ethical to use enhancement technologies to make us better than well?

by Caplan, Arthur Elliott, Carl Published in PLoS medicine (01.12.2004)

“...A variety of biomedical technologies are being developed that can be used for purposes other than treating disease. Such "enhancement technologies" can be used...”

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Should Society Allow Research Ethics Boards to Be Run as For-profit Enterprises?

by Emanuel, Ezekiel J Lemmens, Trudo Elliot, Carl Published in PLoS medicine (01.07.2006)

“...An important mechanism for protecting human research participants is the prior approval of a clinical study by a research ethics board, known in the United...”

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Is It Always Unethical to Use a Placebo in a Clinical Trial?

by Stang, Andreas Hense, Hans-Werner Jöckel, Karl-Heinz Turner, Erick H Tramèr, Martin R Published in PLoS medicine (01.03.2005)

“...Placebos are used in trials to conceal whether a treatment is being given or not and hence to control for the psychosomatic effects of offering treatment...”

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Is the “3 by 5” Initiative the Best Approach to Tackling the HIV Pandemic?

by Kim, Jim Yong Ammann, Arthur Published in PLoS medicine (01.11.2004)

“...The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners aim to treat 3 million people infected with HIV in poor and middle income countries with antiretroviral...”

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What Is the Best Strategy for Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease?

by Makover, Michael E Ebrahim, Shah Published in PLoS medicine (01.04.2005)

“...Coronary artery disease is a major cause of death worldwide. Two very different approaches have been proposed as a way of reducing these deaths. The "high...”

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